I finally finished sewing my blouse yesterday evening and I am very happy with the result! The bird fabric is so beautiful, I was a bit afraid to damage it. The pattern I used is Burda Nr. 7255, it’s a 50s style with a bow and pleats in the back. The fit is perfect – I will sew the longer-sleeved version next, I need more summer blouses anyway.

Thank you – I am great admirer of your style too! Yes, the fabric is perfect. Unfortunately I was not able to find out who made it, there was no hint on the fabric itself. I will ask the staff at the shop where I bought it next time I am there, maybe they can help with this… but the fabric is very likely sold out by now. I should have bought lots and lots of it… They had another very beautiful fabric of the same quality but I just checked their online store and they don’t sell it anymore either. Good luck with your search, in any case :-)

I visited the Alfatex store today and they still have the bird fabric, so if anyone is interested, just write me an email. I also found a quite similiar one at the shop and at their website. The print and the colors are really nice – it would be perfect for a dress or a blouse.

Francisca: It is polyester (silk would have been the jackpot, I guess :-). Just let me know if I can help with this. Greetings from Cologne!

Francisca: Dank u wel! Your comment made me really proud and happy, thank you so much! I am relatively new to vintage sewing blogs and it’s great to discover a whole new world of beautiful design and looks. So much inspiration :-) Groetjes, Rike

YES, be proud and happy, girl! I’m looking forward to see more of your projects. And maybe I should drive to Koln one day if they are selling such great fabrics over there. I’ve had a look on the website of Alfatex, but couldn’t find yours… Is it a silk or maybe a poly-blend?

You just buy all there is left and sell a bit to the members of your fanclub, okay? :)
Hartelijks, Francisca

Hi!
You look absolutely lovely and I like your styling and your choice of fabric so much! And how well made. Just perfect. I like to read about vintage sewing and see what people have made on the internet (a lot, for many, many years…) but I’ve never come across this beautiful perfection before. SO, this my first reply ever!

Vielen lieben Dank, ich freue mich sehr über die Komplimente //
Thank you so much – I am so happy that you like it :-)

Mr. Wapojif: I did most of the sewing with my new machine, just a few details are handsewn. I actually set up a pinterest account when the service was new but I don’t use it very often – I found it hard to coordinate all these social media things at once and decided to focus on just a few :-)

Sarah: Thank you so much, your comment made me really happy and proud.

You’re as pretty as a picture, as always madam! Do you use a sewing machine or is it a hand sewing thing (note the excellent lexicon here) you do? Very impressive either way. Are you on Pinterest? You should open an account and bung your pictures up. Have a great weekend!